In-Person Folk Art Courses

Schedule:  July 13 (1:00-5:00 pm CT)  Instructor:  Liz Bucheit  Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    We often underestimate the mobility of ancient cultures and how various design motifs were reinterpreted in jewelry through...

Schedule:  July 20-24, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) This class is also offered July 29 - August 2, 2024. Instructor:  Anne Hesvik Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Join Norwegian instructor Anne Hesvik...

Schedule: July 20-24, 2024 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Hege Nilsen Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.   Join folk artist and culture-bearer Hege Nilsen in this five-day class and learn to make traditional coastal...

Schedule:  Due to extenuating circumstances for the performers, Osterlide has cancelled their trip to the US for summer 2024. 

Schedule:  July 29 - August 2 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Phil Odden and Wesley Hathaway   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    This class is about traditional Norwegian dragon style carving...

Schedule:  July 29 - August 2, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)  This class is also offered July 20-24, 2024. Instructor:  Anne Hesvik Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Join Norwegian instructor Anne Hesvik...

Schedule: July 29 - August 2, 2024 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Hege Nilsen Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.   Join folk artist and culture-bearer Hege Nilsen in this four-day class and learn...

Schedule:  August 8-9 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Tara Austin   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    ​​In this class students will work in oil paint to create gorgeous leaves and flowers...

Schedule:  August 9-11, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Janelle Storesund   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​ Sprang is an ancient textile technique that is made by twisting threads together. With...

Schedule:  August 10, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Tara Austin   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​ In this class, students will paint their own acrylic Dala horse. Instructor Tara Austin...

Schedule:  August 12-14, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Tara Austin   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    ​​The Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling originated in the Gudbrandsdalen region and is recognized by...

Schedule:  August 17, 2024 (1:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kitty Latané   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​Starting with flat sheets of tinplate, you will cut, shape, and finish simple tin items such...

Schedule:  August 21-25, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)  Instructor:  Laura Demuth and Sheila Oberreuter  Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​ Telemarksteppe is a Norwegian weaving technique from Telemark, a county of Norway located along...

Schedule:  August 23-25 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Liesl Chatman   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Join folk artist and renowned teacher Liesl Chatman in learning foundational spoon carving skills while...

Schedule:  Six Wednesdays, September 4-October 9 (3:15-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Rebeccah Hanna and Steph Hughes   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​Are you ready to learn woodcarving? Have you been learning woodcarving...

Schedule:  Six Wednesdays, September 4-October 9 (3:15-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Olivia Helland   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Let's explore the concept of friluftsliv by spending time together celebrating the outdoors....

Schedule:  September 5-8 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)  Instructor:  Kim Garrett  Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​Oskar Kjetsaa was an incredibly creative Norwegian rosemaler. He used characteristics of Telemark, Hallingdal, and other rosemaling styles...

Schedule:  Six Thursdays, September 5-October 10 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Olivia Helland  Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Explore cultural activities of Norway and learn some Norwegian language! Luther College students in the...

Schedule:  September 6-8 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Melba Granlund Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Have you ever admired beautiful mittens in a museum display – the historic ones that were made from nålbinding?...

Schedule:  September 11-15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Jock Holmen Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Drawing is the foundation that carving is built on. Drawing acanthus sets, shapes, and curves, including shading...

Schedule:  September 11-13 (Noon-7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Jan Norsetter Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Working from life gives the plein air painter real time information that can be used on site or...

Schedule: September 12-15, 2024 (9:00 am-5:00 pm) Instructor: Robbie LaFleur Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Welcome to the world of Frida Hansen and her wool open-warp transparencies. In our workshop, you will...

Schedule:  September 27-29 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  KJ Groven Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    You might wonder where to start if you want to make knives. Maybe you don’t want a...

Schedule:  September 27-29 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Fred Livesay Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Spoons are what might be called a gateway to green woodworking. Once you're hooked, there’s no telling...